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The Hotel
A Week in the Life of the Plaza
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
A look inside New York’s icon of luxury: “Reading [The Hotel] is at least as enjoyable—and certainly less expensive—than staying at the Plaza” (Publishers Weekly).
When it opened its doors in 1907, the Plaza was considered the world’s finest luxury hotel. Since then, the grand building...
How May We Hate You?
Notes from the Concierge Desk
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Most people think hotel employees are effortlessly cheerful, naturally helpful, and genuinely like their work.
Most people are wrong.
Find out what really goes on in the world of hospitality with this hilarious book full of funny and absurd stories, anecdotes told in dialogue, factoids, and...
Turn Your Spare Space into Serious Cash
How to Make Money on Airbnb, HomeAway, FlipKey, Booking.com, and More!
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2018
Why not make money off that empty room? Home-hosting platforms like Airbnb have inspired millions of homeowners to start a vacation rental business. One room is all it takes to generate real income-if you know what you're doing. The short-stay marketplace has grown increasingly competitive. Bad reviews...
by Joei Carlton Hossack
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Gold Trail RV Park, located on highway 97 at the north end of Clinton, is in the centre of British Columbia. It has 34 RV parking spots, simple services like water, electric and sewer, and an open-air restaurant with a nightly all-you-can-eat barbecue. Micheal is the most outrageous chef and the reason...
Grand Forks
A History of American Dining in 128 Reviews
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
Once upon a time, salad was iceberg lettuce with a few shredded carrots and a cucumber slice, if you were lucky. A vegetable side was potatoes—would you like those baked, mashed, or au gratin? A nice anniversary dinner? Would you rather visit the Holiday Inn or the Regency Inn? In Grand Forks, North...
Central Park
An Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
Central Park is perhaps the most well-trod and familiar green space in the county. It is both a refuge from the city and Manhattan's very heart; a respite from the urban grind and a hive of activity all its own. 843 carefully planned acres allow some 37 million visitors each year to come and get lost...
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
Don't be satisfied with just watching your child play with cars. Encourage him/her to understand those little engines better through this picture book. Here, we will be detailing even the tiniest parts of the car engine and how each part works with the rest. This will surely be an exciting book to read. Go ahead and grab a copy now.
by Eileen Ogintz
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2019
Before you plan your family’s next vacation to Maine's Acadia National Park, get some help from a travel professional… and your kids! The Kid’s Guide to Acadia National Park lets the kids help plan your trip and guides you as you explore one of America's most popular national parks. Inside you’ll...
by Scott R. Sanders
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2009
Frank P. Thomas Jr., Donald J. Thomas, and Robert E. Wildman, owners of the General Equipment Company, entered into the fast-food business by opening a 15� hamburger restaurant called Burger Chef in Indianapolis in 1958. General Equipment was a manufacturer of restaurant machinery and built the equipment...
Southern Belly
A Food Lover's Companion
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2007
John T. Edge, "the Faulkner of Southern food" (the Miami Herald), reveals a South hidden in plain sight, where restaurants boast family pedigrees and serve supremely local specialties found nowhere else. From backdoor home kitchens to cinder-block cafés, he introduces you to cooks who have...
Boozehound
On the Trail of the Rare, the Obscure, and the Overrated in Spirits
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2010
While some may wonder, “Does the world really need another flavored vodka?” no one answers this question quite so memorably as spirits writer and raconteur Jason Wilson does in Boozehound. (By the way, the short answer is no.) A unique blend of travelogue, spirits history, and recipe collection,...
Eat My Globe
One Year to Go Everywhere and Eat Everything
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2009
When Simon Majumdar hit forty, he realized there had to be more to life than his stable but uninspiring desk job. As he wondered how to escape his career, he rediscovered a list of goals he had scrawled out years before, the last of which said: Go everywhere, eat everything. With that, he had found...
Hungry for Paris
The Ultimate Guide to the City's 102 Best Restaurants
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2008
This new and updated version (published in September 2010) of Hungry for Paris, the most authoritative and charming guide to eating well in the French capital, includes reviews of all of the really fabulous new restaurants you won't want to miss during your next trip to Paris, as well as updated...
by Mark Vanhoenacker
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2019
Take a seat—the captain’s seat, that is—and relax. You’re about to land a Boeing 747.
The mystery of flight is magical; the reality, still more so—from the physics that keeps a 450-ton vehicle aloft, to the symphony of technology and teamwork that safely sets it down again. Take it...